The self-assessment of scientific skills to promote orientation of students in secondary school

This contribution will highlight the role of self-assessment and self-regulation in improv- ing knowledge and skills, according to a perspective of acquisition of autonomy and re- sponsibility by the students within the framework of scientific competences. The research aims to investigate these skills in a sample of over 130 secondary school stu- dents in the province of Bologna, through a self-assessment test of skills in natural sci- ences and a questionnaire related to scientific attitudes. The test and the questionnaire have been planned through the collaborative work of university scholars and secondary school teachers related to the Piano Lauree Scientifiche Project, supported by a re- searcher with docimological competences. In addition to planning and validation, first results obtained in the test and in the questionnaire by the students will be presented as well as a discussion on the training and self-regulatory use of the obtained results.